WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
force′ play′, [Baseball.]
  1. Sporta situation in which a base runner is forced to advance to a base or to home plate as a result of the batter becoming a base runner or to make room for another base runner.
  • 1895–1900, American.

'force play' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
force - force-out

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